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salim-lachdhaf/dropdown_search

Simple and robust Dropdown with item search feature, making it possible to use an offline item list or filtering URL for easy customization.

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  • cupertino_icons^1.0.9
  • flutter{"sdk":"flutter"}
  • flutter_testDevelopment{"sdk":"flutter"}
  • lintsDevelopment^6.1.0
  • panaDevelopment^0.23.12

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Flutter DropdownSearch

Simple and highly customizable Flutter Dropdown with a lot of features (search, adaptive, async/sync values, ...) with multi mode like menu, modal, dialog, bottomSheet and etc.

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Key FeaturesExamplesLicense

Dropdown search

Key Features

  • Reactive widget
  • Infinite list (lazy loading)
  • Sync and/or Async items (online, offline, DB, ...)
  • Searchable dropdown
  • Support multi level items
  • Five dropdown modes: Menu / BottomSheet / ModalBottomSheet / Dialog / autocomplete
  • Single & multi selection
  • Adaptive platform UI : Material, Adaptive, Cupertino
  • Easy customizable UI - No Boilerplate

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pubspec.yaml

dropdown_search: <lastest version>

Import

import 'package:dropdown_search/dropdown_search.dart';

Adaptive Platform UI

  • To use Material ui (by default) use DropdownSearch<T>(...) or DropdownSearch<T>.multiSelection(...)

  • for the cupertino mode use CupertinoDropdownSearch<T>(...) or CupertinoDropdownSearch<T>.multiSelection(...)

  • To let the package pick the suitable platform UI based on the used platform, use AdaptiveDropdownSearch<T>(...) or AdaptiveDropdownSearch<T>.multiSelection(...)

  • Bonus Tip: with adaptive platform ui you can use different PopupMode depending on platform type:

AdaptiveDropdownSearch<T>(
    popupProps: AdaptivePopupProps(
        cupertinoProps: CupertinoPopupProps.bottomSheet(),
        materialProps: PopupProps.dialog()
    ),
)

Infinite Scroll

To enable infinite scroll all you have to do is to declare infiniteScrollProps and of course don't forget to pass loadProps to your API like this:

DropdownSearch<T>(
    items: (filter, loadProps) => _getDataFromAPI(filter, loadProps!.skip, loadProps!.take),
    popupProps: PopupProps.dialog(
        infiniteScrollProps: InfiniteScrollProps(
            loadProps: LoadProps(skip: 0, take: 10),
        ),
    ),
)

Simple implementation

See here
DropdownSearch<String>(
  items: (f, cs) => ["Item 1", 'Item 2', 'Item 3', 'Item 4'],
  popupProps: PopupProps.menu(
    disabledItemFn: (item) => item == 'Item 3',
    fit: FlexFit.loose
  ),
),
Dropdown search
DropdownSearch<String>.multiSelection(
  mode: Mode.CUSTOM,
  items: (f, cs) => ["Monday", 'Tuesday', 'Wednesday', 'Thursday', 'Friday', 'Saturday', 'Sunday'],
  dropdownBuilder: (ctx, selectedItem) => Icon(Icons.calendar_month_outlined, size: 54),
),
Dropdown search
DropdownSearch<(String, Color)>(
  clickProps: ClickProps(borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(20)),
  mode: Mode.CUSTOM,
  items: (f, cs) => [
    ("Red", Colors.red),
    ("Black", Colors.black),
    ("Yellow", Colors.yellow),
    ('Blue', Colors.blue),
  ],
  compareFn: (item1, item2) => item1.$1 == item2.$1,
  popupProps: PopupProps.menu(
  menuProps: MenuProps(align: MenuAlign.bottomCenter),
    fit: FlexFit.loose,
    itemBuilder: (context, item, isDisabled, isSelected) => Padding(
      padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8.0),
      child: Text(item.$1, style: TextStyle(color: item.$2, fontSize: 16)),
    ),
  ),
  dropdownBuilder: (ctx, selectedItem) => Icon(Icons.face, color: selectedItem?.$2, size: 54),
),
Dropdown search
DropdownSearch<(IconData, String)>(
  selectedItem: (Icons.person, 'Your Profile'),
  compareFn: (item1, item2) => item1.$1 == item2.$2,
  items: (f, cs) => [
    (Icons.person, 'Your Profile'),
    (Icons.settings, 'Setting'),
    (Icons.lock_open_rounded, 'Change Password'),
    (Icons.power_settings_new_rounded, 'Logout'),
  ],
  decoratorProps: DropDownDecoratorProps(
    decoration: InputDecoration(
      contentPadding: EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 6),
      filled: true,
      fillColor: Color(0xFF1eb98f),
      border: OutlineInputBorder(
        borderSide: BorderSide(color: Colors.transparent),
        borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(8),
      ),
      focusedBorder: OutlineInputBorder(
        borderSide: BorderSide(color: Colors.transparent),
        borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(8),
      ),
      enabledBorder: OutlineInputBorder(
        borderSide: BorderSide(color: Colors.transparent),
        borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(8),
      ),
    ),
  ),
  dropdownBuilder: (context, selectedItem) {
    return ListTile(
      leading: Icon(selectedItem!.$1, color: Colors.white),
      title: Text(
        selectedItem.$2,
        style: TextStyle(color: Colors.white, fontSize: 18, fontWeight: FontWeight.bold),
      ),
    );
  },
  popupProps: PopupProps.menu(
    itemBuilder: (context, item, isDisabled, isSelected) {
      return ListTile(
        contentPadding: EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 8, horizontal: 12),
        leading: Icon(item.$1, color: Colors.white),
        title: Text(
          item.$2,
          style: TextStyle(color: Colors.white, fontSize: 18, fontWeight: FontWeight.bold),
        ),
      );
    },
    fit: FlexFit.loose,
    menuProps: MenuProps(
      backgroundColor: Colors.transparent,
      elevation: 0,
      margin: EdgeInsets.only(top: 16),
    ),
    containerBuilder: (ctx, popupWidget) {
      return Column(
        mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
        crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.end,
        children: [
          Padding(
            padding: const EdgeInsets.only(right: 12),
            child: Image.asset(
              'assets/images/arrow-up.png',
              color: Color(0xFF1eb98f),
              height: 14,
            ),
          ),
          Flexible(
            child: Container(
              decoration: BoxDecoration(
                color: Color(0xFF1eb98f),
                shape: BoxShape.rectangle,
                borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(8),
              ),
              child: popupWidget,
            ),
          ),
        ],
      );
    },
  ),
),
Dropdown search
DropdownSearch<String>(
  items: (filter, infiniteScrollProps) => ['Item 1', 'Item 2', 'Item 3'],
  suffixProps: DropdownSuffixProps(
    dropdownButtonProps: DropdownButtonProps(
      iconClosed: Icon(Icons.keyboard_arrow_down),
      iconOpened: Icon(Icons.keyboard_arrow_up),
    ),
  ),
  decoratorProps: DropDownDecoratorProps(
    textAlign: TextAlign.center,
    decoration: InputDecoration(
      contentPadding: EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 20),
      filled: true,
      fillColor: Colors.white,
      border: OutlineInputBorder(
        borderSide: BorderSide(color: Colors.transparent),
        borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(12),
      ),
      focusedBorder: OutlineInputBorder(
        borderSide: BorderSide(color: Colors.transparent),
        borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(12),
      ),
      enabledBorder: OutlineInputBorder(
        borderSide: BorderSide(color: Colors.transparent),
        borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(12),
      ),
      hintText: 'Please select...',
      hintStyle: TextStyle(fontWeight: FontWeight.bold, fontSize: 18, color: Colors.grey),
    ),
  ),
  popupProps: PopupProps.menu(
    itemBuilder: (context, item, isDisabled, isSelected) {
      return Padding(
        padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 12.0),
        child: Text(
          item,
          style: TextStyle(fontWeight: FontWeight.bold, fontSize: 18),
          textAlign: TextAlign.center,
        ),
      );
    },
    constraints: BoxConstraints(maxHeight: 160),
    menuProps: MenuProps(
      margin: EdgeInsets.only(top: 12),
      shape: const RoundedRectangleBorder(borderRadius: BorderRadius.all(Radius.circular(12))),
    ),
  ),
),
Dropdown search
DropdownSearch<UserModel>.multiSelection(
  items: (filter, s) => getData(filter),
  compareFn: (i, s) => i.isEqual(s),
  popupProps: PopupPropsMultiSelection.bottomSheet(
    bottomSheetProps: BottomSheetProps(backgroundColor: Colors.blueGrey[50]),
    showSearchBox: true,
    itemBuilder: userModelPopupItem,
    suggestedItemProps: SuggestedItemProps(
      showSuggestedItems: true,
      suggestedItems: (us) {
        return us.where((e) => e.name.contains("Mrs")).toList();
      },
    ),
  ),
),
Dropdown search
DropdownSearch<int>(
  items: (f, cs) => List.generate(30, (i) => i + 1),
  decoratorProps: DropDownDecoratorProps(
    decoration: InputDecoration(labelText: "Dialog with title", hintText: "Select an Int"),
  ),
  popupProps: PopupProps.dialog(
    title: Container(
      decoration: BoxDecoration(color: Colors.deepPurple),
      alignment: Alignment.center,
      padding: EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 16),
      child: Text(
        'Numbers 1..30',
        style: TextStyle(fontSize: 21, fontWeight: FontWeight.bold, color: Colors.white70),
      ),
    ),
    dialogProps: DialogProps(
      clipBehavior: Clip.antiAlias,
      shape: OutlineInputBorder(
        borderSide: BorderSide(width: 0),
        borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(25),
      ),
    ),
  ),
),
Dropdown search

Layout customization

You can customize the layout of the DropdownSearch and its items. click here for more examples.

Full documentation here

DropdownSearch Anatomy Dropdown search

Support

If this plugin was useful to you, helped you to deliver your app, saved you a lot of time, or you just want to support the project, I would be very grateful if you buy me a cup of coffee.

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License

MIT